Consumer group welcomes pilot project for prepaid power supply to Sabah squatters


File photo of SESB workers dismantling illegal electrical connections from a squatter colony in Sabah. A consumer group has commended the move to provide squatters with power supply through prepaid methods.

KOTA KINABALU: A pilot project allowing squatters to use prepaid methods for electricity supply is a worthy undertaking, says the Sabah West Coast Smart Consumers Association.

Association president David Chan said squatters and others had been illegally connecting and using electricity supply, causing not only losses to Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) but also posing a safety risk.

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